Wednesday, October 09, 2024 - Brazil’s Supreme Court announced on Tuesday, October 9, that it was lifting the ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly Twitter) after the company complied with court orders and paid millions in fines.
The platform had been blocked for over a
month in Brazil, X’s largest Latin American market, due to a dispute over
disinformation.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who had been at
the center of the conflict, authorized the immediate restoration of X’s
services in the country. He also ordered Brazil’s communications regulator to
ensure the platform was accessible again within 24 hours to its millions of
users.
The standoff between Moraes and Musk erupted
over allegations that X allowed a flood of disinformation during Brazil’s 2022
election campaign. Tensions escalated in August when Moraes blocked the
platform for failing to remove dozens of right-wing accounts accused of
spreading false information and for not appointing a new legal representative
in Brazil.
Musk had harshly criticized Moraes, calling
him an “evil dictator,” but X ultimately complied with all of the judge’s
demands, including paying around $5.2 million in fines.
The row, seen as a significant battle
between freedom of expression and corporate responsibility, was closely
followed worldwide. With the suspension now lifted, X is once again operational
in Brazil.
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